Muhammad Afsarul Ameen Explained

Muhammad Afsarul Ameen
Native Name:মুহাম্মদ আফছারুল আমিন
Native Name Lang:bn
Alma Mater:Chittagong Medical College
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:29 January 2014
Term End:2 June 2023
Constituency:Chittagong-10
Predecessor:M. Abdul Latif
Successor:Md Mohiuddin Bacchu
Term Start2:20 December 2008
Term End2:4 January 2014
Predecessor2:Abdullah Al Noman
Successor2:Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu
Constituency2:Chittagong-9
Office3:Minister of Primary and Mass Education
Primeminister3:Sheikh Hasina
Term Start3:6 January 2009
Term End3:24 January 2014
Predecessor3:Rasheda K Chowdhury
Successor3:Mostafizur Rahman
Birth Date:1 January 1952[1]
Birth Place:Chittagong, East Bengal, Pakistan
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Death Cause:Cancer
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Profession:Doctor, businessman, and politician

Muhammad Afsarul Ameen (1 January 1952 – 2 June 2023) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician. He became the member of parliament for Chittagong-9 in 2008, was re-elected to the constituency (renumbered Chittagong-10) in 2014 and 2018,[2] and was the Minister of Primary and Mass Education until 2014.[3] [4]

Early life

Ameen was born on 1 January 1952.[5] He graduated with MBBS degree from Chittagong Medical College.

Career

Ameen was elected to parliament from Chittagong-9 in 2008 as a candidate of Awami League.[6] He received 137,106 votes while his nearest rival, Abdullah Al Noman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 127,815 votes.

Ameen was elected unopposed from Chittagong-10 as a candidate of Awami League in 2014.[7] The election was boycotted by all major political parties and Awami League got majority of the seats without elections.

Ameen was re-elected to parliament from Chittagong-10 as a candidate for Awami League in 2018.[8] He received 287,047 votes while his nearest rival, again Abdullah Al Noman, received 41,390 votes. Ameen served as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education.[9]

He was the vice president of the Chittagong City chapter of the Awami League.

Death

Ameen died of lung cancer at Square Hospital in Dhaka on 2 June 2023. He was 71.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Md. Afsarul Amin - ডঃ মোঃ আফছারুল আমীন . 10 April 2017.
  2. Web site: List of 11th Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . 10 January 2019.
  3. News: Take a car, turn a blind eye . The Daily Star . 16 July 2014 . 25 September 2016.
  4. News: Many go, a few stay . The Daily Star . 12 January 2014 . 25 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Dr. Md. Afsarul Amin - ডঃ মোঃ আফছারুল আমীন Biography . 28 May 2021 . Amarmp . en.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online . 28 May 2021 . amardesh.com . 9 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210509063641/http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=281&Year=2008 . dead.
  7. News: 14 December 2013 . The number now goes up to 151 . 28 May 2021 . Dhaka Tribune.
  8. Web site: 25 November 2018 . Chattogram-10 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 . 28 May 2021 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. News: 2 June 2023 . Chittagong-10 MP Afsarul Amin passes away . 2 June 2023 . Dhaka Tribune . en.
  10. News: Chattogram-10 MP Afsarul Ameen dies . The Business Standard . 2 June 2023.